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[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by 28HopUp

I think I will give up on trying to count the number of cars in our project now

Despite what I said earlier I had some time to kill recently and decided to see if I could quantify how many SSPs our VIN Project may be able to identify using our current count of documented cars. Knowing that SSPs were generally produced in batches, I figured that we could add up all of the batches with known SSPs to come up with an estimate for how many SSPs may be grouped together using the information in our VIN Project.

It is important to note that there are three critical flaws with this logic:

1. We know that civilian V8 coupes were sometimes thrown into the mix of known SSP batches. So far, we have seen this occur prior to or just after Ford ran a batch of specific DSO cars. So it is reasonable to believe that there are an unknown quantity of civilian cars as part of the consecutive unit number (called "CUN") batches containing SSPs.
2. Our Project only lists CUN batches for 3 or more cars. We know that Ford also produced SSP Mustangs in singles or pairs, but it is uncertain how many SSPs were produced in single/double groups. Only known singles or doubles are included in the estimate.
3. There are surely CUN batches that we have not identified yet as containing SSP Mustangs, so obviously those batches cannot be included in the estimate at this time.

So using this flawed estimate, by adding up all of the CUN batches we can account for roughly 8,350 SSP Mustangs so far. Despite the flaws, this estimate provides a quick glimpse into how many cars our VIN Project may be able to document. This number will only increase as more SSP Mustangs turn up.

[FoxChassis]

Would you like ALL of the 5.0L coupe VINs? I can get you the singles and doubles.

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by FoxChassis

Would you like ALL of the 5.0L coupe VINs? I can get you the singles and doubles.

Thanks, but no thanks!

[FoxChassis]

OK, how about starting small, i.e. the second VIN to go along with the some of the singles you already have documentation for...

1984
1FABP26M2EF213715
1FABP26M4EF213716 (already in VIN Project)

1FABP26M1EF227282 (already in VIN Project)
1FABP26M3EF227283

1989
1FABP40E5KF279474 (already in VIN Project)
1FABP40E7KF279475

1FABP40E4KF282799
1FABP40E7KF282800 (already in VIN Project)

1990
1FACP40E5LF141696 (already in VIN Project)
1FACP40E7LF141697

1991
1FACP40E6MF151123
1FACP40E8MF151124 (already in VIN Project)

1FACP40E5MF175252
1FACP40E7MF175253 (already in VIN Project)

The rest of the singles are in fact singles.

[28HopUp]

Thanks Mick! I will get those added tomorrow.

[FoxChassis]

Originally Posted by 28HopUp

Thanks Mick! I will get those added tomorrow.

You're welcome, Bill! If you come across more that aren't in the VIN Project list already, run them by me and I can tell you if they're singles or doubles, and give you the second VIN if they're doubles.

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by FoxChassis

You're welcome, Bill! If you come across more that aren't in the VIN Project list already, run them by me and I can tell you if they're singles or doubles, and give you the second VIN if they're doubles.

Will do!

I would like to thank Bobby/kapracing for sending in photos of our project's 10th South Carolina SSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info183656.htm


It is also interesting to note that this SSP is from the same 78-car Consecutive Unit Number batch as the New Mexico SSP that CNTLOSE recently purchased -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info183695.htm